Farming and reading family

Gao E knew that the result would be the same whether she asked Chen Ke or not, but attitude was important. No matter what, she could not decide this matter directly for Chen Ke.

"No matter how hard it is for my husband and I, as long as he can study hard, that's all that matters," Gao E said with a smile.

When she told Chen Ke to study hard, she really meant that she wanted Chen Ke to study hard.

However, she knew very well that what Chen Ke heard was to encourage him to pass the imperial examination, after all, he had been taught by the original owner for too long.

Chen Ke indeed thought so.

In the past, I would avoid the topic when I heard my wife say this, but now I don’t avoid it so much. I think I should win fame and honor for my wife.

As long as I can pass the exam, it doesn’t matter even if I’m the last one.

"I will definitely work hard as your husband." Chen Ke promised.

Gao E thought this was fine. After all, she would be in charge of the academy in the future, so she couldn't be worse than her own students. "Then I won't disturb my husband from studying."

Chen Ke watched Gao E leave and became more determined to study hard.

Xiao Chuyun and his team worked quickly and came back with the measurements in three days. Gao E took the measured items and went to find Xu Boyan.

As a result, Huo Xing was drinking tea at Xu Boyan's place. When he saw Gao E coming, he showed no intention of leaving. Gao E didn't want to talk to Xu Boyan directly about the coal mine.

"In He County, even the charcoal is much worse than in the capital." Huo Xing saw that both of them wanted him to leave, and he felt that he couldn't leave, so he found a topic to complain.

Gao E lowered her eyes and smiled: "When Madam He was in He County, all the things she used were shipped in from other places. They were so exquisite."

The implication is that if you don’t have money, don’t pretend to be cool.

Huo Xing drank tea to cover up his embarrassment.

"Mrs. Chen is right." Xu Boyan knew that Gao E was deliberately trying to annoy him.

Huo Xing was not embarrassed either: "Madam Chen, do you have something to ask Lord Chen? Is there anything I can help you with?"

"I heard that Lord Xu is going back to Beijing to report on his work, so I asked him to bring some things with him for me." Gao E said directly.

Huo Xing laughed when he heard Gao E say this: "It just so happens that I am also from the capital."

"But I don't know you well." Gao E looked at Huo Xing.

Huo Xing chuckled but refused to leave.

"I have something to do here, Mr. Huo, please step aside for now." Xu Boyan said directly.

Even if Huo Xing was thick-skinned, he would still feel embarrassed to kick him out like this.

He stood up slowly and suddenly heard a muffled sound. The ground was shaking slightly. He was so scared that he hurriedly held on to the table and looked at Xu Boyan with horror.

"Master Xu, this is..." Huo Xing was nervous.

Xu Boyan subconsciously wanted to look at Gao E, but immediately looked outside: "Someone, go check what's going on."

"Yes." Bai Hao took the order and retreated.

Gao E clenched her hands slightly. Could it be that Ghost Crying Mountain exploded?

With such a big commotion, it is very likely that place.

Huo Xing took out a handkerchief and wiped his sweat-free forehead. "I heard earlier that the diversion of water is a sign of a wandering dragon. Could this be a punishment from heaven?"

Xu Boyan didn't know why Huo Xing would come up with such a ridiculous statement: "Mr. Huo, please go back to your room and wait. I'll send someone to tell Mr. Huo what's going on."

Huo Xing still didn't want to leave, but after being repeatedly expelled by Xu Boyan, he had no choice but to get up and leave: "Master Xu, please tell me."

"Okay." Xu Boyan nodded.

Xu Boyan only felt relieved after signaling the people around him to watch Huo Xing leave.

"Why is he so shameless?" Gao E sneered.

Xu Boyan also looked disdainful: "I finally got a chicken feather, so of course I have to show off." He said with a serious expression, "This noise..."

Gao E nodded.

Xu Boyan was a little surprised. How much gunpowder did Gao E bury?

You have to know that Ghost Crying Mountain is quite far away from the county town, yet there is such a big commotion.

"Who lit the gunpowder there?" Xu Boyan thought that the man was probably gone.

"No one is there. It's buried there and will explode if someone touches it." Gao E did not hide it.

"I see." Xu Boyan nodded.

Gao E gave the measured data to Xu Boyan: "It's done."

Xu Boyan took it and started reading it.

"I will transfer part of the coal mine to your name, and I will buy all the mountains and forests around the coal mine." Gao E suggested.

Xu Boyan nodded and said, "I'll have Bai Hao take people to set up the boundary marker, and I'll go to Tanzhou City myself."

"Thank you." Gao E expressed gratitude.

Xu Boyan thought Gao E was actually starting to be polite: "If you really want to thank me, tell me how to make the gunpowder mechanism."

"What do you want this for?" Gao E looked at Xu Boyan suspiciously.

"With such great power, isn't it a waste to just use it to blow up the mountain?" Xu Boyan said directly.

From the moment he heard the earth-shaking noise, Xu Boyan wondered if it could be used in a war, could he defeat the enemy without sacrificing a single soldier?

Gao E knew what Xu Boyan was planning: "Okay, I'll finish it and send it to you later."

Xu Boyan nodded.

After discussing this with Xu Boyan, Gao E returned to Baotou Village. As soon as she got off the carriage, Chu Rong came over anxiously.

"Wuyang is missing." Chu Rong said in panic.

Gao E was stunned for a moment before she reacted: "Brother Chu, speak slowly."

It turned out that Chu Rong knew that Xiao Chuyun and the others had gone to the cave, so he came to ask about Ji Wuyang's situation, but he heard that Ji Wuyang was not in the cave at all.

Ji Wuyang cannot see the light now. Where would he go if he disappeared at this time?

It would have been fine if they hadn't met, but now that they had, and Ji Wuyang had gotten into trouble, he felt a little guilty.

"Brother Chu, don't worry. Did Wei Kai and the others tell us where Ji Wuyang went?" Gao E said with a serious expression.

"I didn't ask Xiao Chuyun to ask before." Chu Rong sighed, "I plan to go there."

"Okay." Gao E nodded. "If you need anything, Brother Chu, just let me know."

Chu Rong was not polite and turned to go to Peng Can to get the horse.

Gao E returned home and thought about it, then gave up. She didn't know Ji Wuyang and didn't know where to look for him. There were only so many people around her, and if she looked blindly, she didn't know how long it would take to find him.

It was indeed Ghost Crying Mountain that exploded. When the explosion occurred, people who were close by could see a dazzling light.

Gao Chong is one of them.

A tenant had doubts about the area of ​​the leased land, so he brought people to re-measure the land. At that time, he felt a flash of white light, and then heard a loud noise. He was so scared that he fell to the ground and watched the Ghost Mountain explode with flying rocks.

The tenant farmer who came with him was frightened and ran away. He was so scared that his legs went weak and he couldn't run away. It was not until the dust settled that he realized that his horse was frightened and had pulled his cart away.

Although he was very scared, he still ran to find his horse and carriage. It was not until dusk that he found the carriage not far from Ghost Mountain.

Ghost Crying Mountain has always had a bad reputation, and now it has exploded inexplicably, which makes people even more frightened.

Gao Chong kept comforting himself before he went over to lead the horse tremblingly. When he led the horse and turned around to run, someone grabbed his ankle.

"Ah——" Gao Chong screamed and fainted.